SEND Teaching Assistant

Woolmer Hill School; Watford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan

Well-being support

Professional development

Job summary

Laurance Haines School in Watford is seeking a Teaching Assistant for 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am–3pm with an unpaid lunch. This fixed-term role runs until July 2027.

Actual salary pro rata = £14,999.00 - £15,721.30. The successful candidate will support children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties to succeed in education, requiring patience, flexibility and a proactive approach working with the class teacher, SENCo and external advisors.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above required.
• Excellent communication skills essential for supporting children.
• Able to work with the class teacher, SENCo and external advisors.

Responsibilities

• Support children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties to succeed in education.
• Work closely with the class teacher, the SENCo and external advisors.
• Commitment to safeguarding and following the Trust’s policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Patience

Flexibility

SEN experience

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant - 25 Hours per week at Laurance Haines School

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Job Reference #: EDV/2026/LHS/98128

Location: Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0DD

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Contract Term: Part-Time

Salary: £25,614.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (FTE)

ACTUAL salary pro rata for the 25 hour role = £14,999.56 - £15,721.30

Hours Per Week: 25

Fixed Term End Date: Thu 22nd Jul, 2027

Closing Date: Midnight, Tue 3rd Nov, 2026

Start Date: ASAP

Positions Available: 1

Interview Date(s): Monday 9th November - please allow full day for interview

About this Role

This vacancy is for 25 hours per week - Monday to Friday (5 hours + 1 hour unpaid lunch per day ). 9am - 3pm. Fixed term until July 2027. Actual Salary pro rata = £14,999.00 - £15,721.30

Interviews will be held Monday 9th November - please allow full day for interview

No calls/emails from agencies.

Are you dedicated to ensuring school works for all children and resilient enough to keep going, even when it's difficult? Then we have a role available for supporting children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties to succeed in education. You will require patience, flexibility and be committed to helping children develop as independent and confident individuals. It would be desirable, but not essential, that you have experience in this type of role.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• A positive and caring working environment
• A friendly, dedicated, and supportive staff team
• A well-resourced working environment
• A strong commitment to CPD with quality mentoring and development support
• A healthcare plan which includes private medical care as well as well-being care, physiotherapy, stress counselling and lifestyle health screening days

The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust which was established in 2016 with a vision to Inspire and nurture our children and their community to be the very best that they can be. The Trust consists of three schools; Beechfield, Cherry Tree and Laurance Haines. Our nurturing Trust ethos places a strong emphasis on the development and wellbeing of staff.

The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and will be able to work closely with the class teacher, the SENCo, the SEN team and external advisors. You should be keen to learn, be able to work on your own initiative, and carry out advice consistently.

The successful candidates will have a GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths (C or above) and a high standard of written and spoken English.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Declaration Form prior to interview.

When recruiting and selecting staff, the Trust is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation to ensure we are recruiting within the law as well as complying with the Trust's Equality Policy. The Selection Criteria document is critical in the process and sets out the requirements which the person appointed should have in order to perform the duties of the post satisfactorily and against which applicants will be assessed. The selection criteria will be used throughout the recruitment process as an objective test of assessing candidates at shortlisting, test and interview stages. Shortlisting will be completed by assessing against the advertised person specification. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding, and will usually involve a child-centred task.

This is a fixed term contract role.

No calls/emails from agencies